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As You Like It: The Jewel of Beacon Street

My husband, Steve, runs a business from our house, which means I never get to see him anymore. Well, okay, I do pass him in the hall or the kitchen, but lately we’ve become ships in the night. When he used to work a typical nine-to-five job, our weekends were reserved for family and chores. […]

Milton Animal League deserves credit for ‘fantastic’ work

Dear Editor: I would like to respond to your April 26 article submitted by the 10th grade Canton Community Problem Solvers (“Help find Ralph a home”). I know that the Community Problem Solvers are generous, motivated, hard working, bright students with equally wonderful committed parent volunteers and staff overseeing their work. I commend their efforts […]

Pushard family grateful for support

In memory of Anne L. Pushard, February 8, 1946 – February 26, 2012 My family and I would like to thank everyone for their kind words, flowers, Mass offerings, memorial donations, and support during my mother’s funeral and throughout the following weeks. I would also like to thank those who offered my mother assistance during the time […]

Family of Paul Cash thanks community for support

Dear Editor: The family of Paul Cash wants to thank the great people of Canton for their wonderful, outpouring love at the time of Paul’s illness and passing. Special thanks to the following: Larry Pushard and his staff at Pushard Funeral Home, Father McLellan and St. John’s church members, Tony Andreotti and the Veterans Honor […]

‘Friends of Beth’ walk organizers grateful for support

Dear Editor: Once again, I would like to express my family’s and the committee’s sincere thanks and gratitude for all the walkers who came out for this, the fifth anniversary walk in memory of my sister. We had beautiful weather (thank you Beth), and the number of walkers this year was huge. A special thanks […]

Man About Canton: Backstreet Open Golf Tourney

DID YOU KNOW … Foley’s Backstreet Grille will hold the first annual Backstreet Open Golf Tournament on May 7 at the Easton Country Club. The tournament will benefit the Best Buddies Organization, which offers career training and support for people with intellectual disabilities. As a member of Team Tom Brady, Karen Foley will participate in […]

Outside the Whale: The House Always Wins

At this year’s Annual Town Meeting, Article 37 deals with abandoned properties. Not so long ago, who would have thought that such an article would be needed anywhere in our state or even in the East Coast, never mind in a town like Canton? The housing crisis is something that’s not easy to understand. From […]

IBEW responds to latest barrage of criticisms

Note: The following letter is in response to critical statements made against the IBEW by Southern Sky Renewable Energy, Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, and a Citizen subscriber. Remarks by all three appeared in the April 26 issue of the Citizen. Dear Editor: Sothern Sky LLC, which was newly formed before being awarded a contract to […]

Man About Canton: Westwood Station Back in the News

A team of developers led by the New England Development Company has purchased the 140-acre Westwood Station site and is planning to resurrect the long-stalled plans to build one of the state’s largest mixed-use development of offices, homes, retailers, and restaurants — albeit in a scaled-down form, according to published reports. The prior owners, Cabot, […]

As You Like It: Spring Laughter

A spring day can’t possibly be lovelier than this. The sun is warming the temperature up to the 70s, the few clouds in the sky are the fluffy cotton candy kind, and the birds haven’t even stopped for a breath. And I am lucky to be sitting in my favorite place: my back porch. Snoopy […]

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